Archive for the 'Vegetables' Category
Mexican Corn Soup
I spotted some pancetta bones for sale at Union Market a little while ago and thought they would be brilliant for adding flavour to soups and casseroles. It was mid July at the time and definitely not soup or casserole weather but the seasons seemed to have changed very quickly this year and, almost without […]
Read More..>>Prawns in Romesco Sauce with Cabbage
At the recent opening of Union Market, I spent some time talking to Simon of Olives Et Al who provide the olives, artichokes, anchovies, etc. There were plenty of samples to taste and liking them so much, I’ve been buying them most weeks since. I love olives but am often disappointed with the supermarket and […]
Read More..>>Steak and Pickled Mushrooms
Kerri was out tonight so it was up to me to cook my own dinner and I found that I was craving STEAK. But in an attempt to be reasonable and not over-indulge after last week’s continual over-indulgence, I bought a smallish steak. Which meant that I over-cooked it while being distracted by the smoke […]
Read More..>>Stir-Fried Chicken
We went to Brussels for the Bank Holiday weekend (post to follow) and, on our return, resolved to eat healthily to rid our bodies of all the Belgian beer, mussels and chocolate we ate while we were away. Some kind of stir fried chicken is what we usually opt for when we want something that […]
Read More..>>Roast Loin of Pork with Rosemary Potatoes
We went to Tendido Cuatro for dinner on Friday night (camera battery was flat so no pictures) and, although the last time we went we vowed to return for the paella, we ended up eating tapas again. The couple on the table next to us had the paella though and it looked and smelt brilliant […]
Read More..>>Broad Bean and Pea Soup
I picked up a couple of bags of reduced broad beans on Monday, intending to use them for dinner tonight. We ate some last night and they were definitely past their best so, not wanting to throw them away, I started to think of other things to do with them. Initially, I thought I’d make […]
Read More..>>Steak
When I got home from work on Friday, Stephen was busy in the kitchen preparing something of a feast. I hadn’t been very hungry during the day and when he asked me what I would like for dinner, I wasn’t sure. I wasn’t expecting a starter of crab toasts, an amuse bouche of minted pea […]
Read More..>>Proscuitto and Pea Pesto Pizza
As we had so much pea pesto left over from yesterday, we had to come up with creative uses for it. Pizza topping sounded like a creative use, so that’s what we did. We used our usual pizza base recipe, then topped it with the pea pesto instead of a tomato sauce. The pesto was […]
Read More..>>Pasta with Prawns and Pea Pesto
We have been enjoying fresh peas lately and out of some enthusiasm, I picked up two bags instead of one because… well just because. Kerri had had some plans for peas in combination with broad beans, but we couldn’t find any broad beans so the plans changed and we ended up making a mighty mound […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Stroganoff
A typical conversation in our house at the moment goes something like this: Stephen: “We haven’t decided on dinner for tomorrow night have we?” Me: “No, I was just wondering about that” Stephen: “What do you feel like having?” Me: “Dunno” Stephen: “What about some fish or something Mexican?” Me: “I guess. What about (insert […]
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